The first name to come out in the BALCO steroid scandal is ...

... well, read for yourself.

Nothing like missing a redaction, but this is a bit odd. I know we have a lot of lawyers that are big baseball fans - Lee Sinins, Doug Pappas, Keith Scherer and Jamey Newberg come immediately to mind. Everyone else is referred to as "professional baseball player" and in one case "prominent baseball player." Why the "slip" on the one name? Would this be someone that does or does not have the limited immunity?

As always, there's certainly more to come. I alluded earlier to these names being put into play but Smoking Gun - always a great source - pushed at least one out sooner than I expected. If any of the media has been able to confirm any of the other names, we'll see them.

(Thanks to Al for the link.)